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AV · 18 hours ago

Space Technologies EE Lead

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$124K/yr - $176K/yr

7+ years exp

AeroVironment (AV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems and tactical missile systems. They are seeking an electrical engineering team lead with extensive hands-on experience in analog and digital electronics, PCB design, and embedded applications to support design activities on complex space electronics programs from concept through production.

AerospaceAir TransportationDronesElectric VehicleElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Management and growth of a small electrical engineering team with varied experience and skill levels. At AV, electrical engineers are responsible for system architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, analysis (radiation, reliability, worst case analysis, etc.), cable design, and initial unit(s) integration and test activities

Development and growth of a small electrical engineering team (mentorship, hiring, training, career path, individual & group goals, business alignment)

Responsible for satisfactory execution of all electrical engineering work with a team of approximately 4-6 engineers

Directly supporting a complex space electronics program from concept through production with the development of core subsystems for a spacecraft and supporting systems

Creating, maintaining, and communicating product development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of their tasks and deadlines

Leading an electrical engineering team to develop flight architectures and designs for high reliability, resiliency, redundancy and/or fault tolerance

Collaborating with other functions to define product requirements, developing specifications for all critical circuit card modules, writing and executing design verification test plans

Supporting software and firmware team's development effort with an understanding of flight controls, integration, power management, and networking

Lead the development of high-level architecture and detailed designs consistent with specifications for various electronic products

Review testing and analysis activity to assure compliance to requirements

Identify, track, and status technical performance measures to measure progress and ensure compliance with requirements

Support development and continuous improvement of engineering processes and best practices through writing of documentation and implementation in engineering teams

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringPCB DesignMixed Signal Circuit DesignDoD ClearanceElectronic Test EquipmentTeam LeadershipC ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingVHDLMATLAB ScriptingReliability AnalysisCommunication InterfacesFirmware DevelopmentAS9100 CertificationISO 9001 2015 Certification

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent STEM discipline

Prior experience either directly supervising multiple employees, or as a team leader indirectly managing a small team of engineers

7+ years' experience with Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design, simulation, and layout

Experience with mixed signal circuit card design and simulation, including devices such as amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, digital functions, microprocessors, and point-of-load regulators

Understanding of common communications interfaces, including RS232, RS422, RS485, SPI, I2C, LVDS, and Ethernet

Experience using common electronic test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal analyzers, and function generators

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance

Preferred

Experience in performing analysis necessary for space electronics including worst case circuit analysis, circuit stress analysis, reliability analysis, etc

Experience with programming languages including C, C++, VHDL, and MATLAB scripting

Developed technology within an AS9100 or ISO 9001:2015 certified organization

Successful transition of electronics technology to production

Supported production of electronics systems or assemblies (design changes, parts replacement, cost of poor quality, fabrication process improvements, in-production testing, etc.)

Working knowledge of relevant standards and parts programs (IPC J-STD-001, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-464, DO-254, NASA, NAS, IEEE, EEE, etc.)

Master's degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent STEM discipline, from an accredited four-year university

Experience developing firmware for embedded applications (FPGA, SoC devices, etc.)

Active DoD security clearance